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Baseball Opens Season with Pair of Doubleheader Splits

Freshman Ben Crockett, who figures to be the No. 2 starter in the Harvard rotation, got his first collegiate start and struggled, giving up four earned runs on six hits in three innings.

But Lennon and Jamieson combined to toss four shutout innings, allowing just two hits and striking out three.

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Huling provided the bulk of the batting punch, going 2-for-2 with three runs scored and four RBI. Huling laced a two-run single during Harvard's six-run spurt in the fourth and added sacrifice flies in the second and the seventh.

CSU's Jeremy Jimenez was stuck with the loss after allowing six runs, only two of which were earned, in 2.2 innings.

CSU 4, Harvard 2

In a scenario that mirrored Friday's opener, the Crimson threw an ace on Saturday but still got trumped.

Sophomore John Birtwell, last season's resident rookie sensation with a 4-0 record and a 2.29 ERA, spun three-hit ball for six innings, striking out five and allowing just one earned run.

But the Buccaneers stung Birtwell for a three-spot in the fifth, thanks to sophomore leftfielder John Portman's two-run error.

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